. on 4 – 5 september , aircraft from henderson field attacked the barge convoy , killing about 90 of the soldiers in the barges and destroying much of the unit ' s heavy equipment . most of the remaining 1 @ , @ 000 troops were able to land near kam ##im ##bo ( 9 ° 15 ′ 32 ″ s 159 ° 40 ′ 18 ″ e ) , west of the lung ##a perimeter over the next few days . by 7 september , ka ##wa ##guchi had 5 @ , @ 200 troops at tai ##vu point and 1 @ , @ 000 west of the lung ##a perimeter . ka ##wa ##guchi was confident enough that he could defeat the allied forces facing
. on 4 – 5 september, aircraft from henderson field attacked the barge convoy, killing about 90 of the soldiers in the barges and destroying much of the unit's heavy equipment. most of the remaining 1 @, @ 000 troops were able to land near kamimbo ( 9 ° 15 ′ 32 ″ s 159 ° 40 ′ 18 ″ e ), west of the lunga perimeter over the next few days. by 7 september, kawaguchi had 5 @, @ 200 troops at taivu point and 1 @, @ 000 west of the lunga perimeter. kawaguchi was confident enough that he could defeat the allied forces facing